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usage Polite form in the past Often explains a regret or missed desire May explain an action that never is realized in the past following a si + le plus- que parfait tense. To explain a probable action in the past, but not for sure: According to the paper, the fire could have started at noon.

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Le Plus-que-parfait Lordre du passé: Plus-que parfait-----P.C-----I.P -----limp This tense only exists in connection with a other past tense. It is used to explain a finished action before another past action, it is a chronological tense!